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Samsung releases KitKat kernel source for T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3

Usually, a carrier rolls out an OTA update within a few days of Samsung releasing the kernel source code. This time around, the manufacturer released the KitKat kernel source code for T-Mobile’s version of the Galaxy Note 3, which means that users on the carrier should be seeing an OTA update soon. An announcement might […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will be available starting week 14 of 2014

Samsung launched a trio of wearable devices at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week: Two smartwatches called the Gear 2 and the Gear 2 Neo and a fitness tracker called the Gear Fit. The Tizen-based devices come with more functionality and a new design. While Samsung touted a lot of hardware details, it failed […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy Note 3 Neo now available in India for Rs. 38,990

After announcing the Galaxy Note 3 Neo in India last week, Samsung has now started selling the device on its official e-store. The price of the handset is the same as its pre-order price, which was slightly lesser than what Samsung quoted during the announcement. The device is now available in India for Rs.38990 ($625). […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung’s 64-bit chipsets will launch later this year

While almost all hardware manufacturers are getting on the 64-bit bandwagon, Samsung has not announced uncharacteristically silent in this segment. That does not mean that the South Korean giant isn’t working on any 64-bit hardware. The vice president of marketing for Samsung's system LSI business, Kyushik Hong, announced in an interview at the Mobile World […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 might be categorised as “medical equipment” in South Korea

One of the more intriguing features on the Galaxy S5 is the built-in heart rate sensor. You can check your pulse by placing your finger on the sensor, which sits next to the LED flash at the back of the device. South Korea’s health agency seems quite taken with this new feature, and is said […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 features Lucid’s battery saving techniques that increase battery life by 25%

At the official unveiling of the Galaxy S5 earlier this week, Samsung demoed an intelligent battery saving technique that turns the screen black and white to extend battery life considerably. In addition to its own customizations, Samsung has revealed that the Galaxy S5 will feature three additional battery saving optimizations from LucidLogix. LucidLogix develops power […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Galaxy S5 pricing details revealed, UK pre-orders now live

If you’re living in the UK and are intrigued by Samsung's latest handset, we've got some good news for you. UK-based retailer Clove has listed the Galaxy S5 on pre-order for £499.99 (£599.99 after taxes), which comes out to around $1000. The price is for the 16 GB version of the Galaxy S5, with no […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung devices take the lead in Android enterprise usage

Samsung devices account for more than half the devices that are used in the Android enterprise segment, according to a survey done by Fiberlink, a mobile device management organization owned by IBM. Fiberlink retrieved device information from users of its MDM products globally and found that Samsung devices were the clear favourite. Of the 250,000 […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Gear Fit named the “Best Mobile Device” at the MWC

Samsung’s Gear Fit was one of the most innovative products that were unveiled over the course of the week at the Mobile World Congress, and the GSMA seems to agree with that statement as it bestowed the “Best Mobile Device” to the Gear Fit yesterday. The Gear Fit is unique in that it combines the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Verizon version of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 might launch on March 6

While it was revealed earlier this month that the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 would be making its way to Verizon, a clear launch date was not announced. You needn’t wait any longer as a leaked internal document details a March 6 launch for the tablet on the carrier. The credibility of the document is still […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

AT&T rolls out maintenance update for Galaxy Note 3, no KitKat yet

It isn’t the Android 4.4 KitKat update everyone is waiting for, but AT&T started rolling out an OTA update that fixes a few bugs. The baseband has moved to N900AUCUBNB4, but the fork is still based on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. The update adds new versions of a few Google services like Newsstand, Search and […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Snapdragon 805 version of Note 3 might launch later this year

Samsung has collaborated with Qualcomm to demonstrate LTE Category 6 connectivity at the Mobile World Congress. The device used to showcase the connectivity was a Galaxy Note 3 that was modified to run the Snapdragon 805, which features a fifth-generation Gobi 9×35 series LTE modem. This modem uses LTE Category 6, which has double the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

T-Mobile crosses 100K pre-registrations for the Galaxy S5 in two days

T-Mobile CMO Mike Sievert announced on Twitter yesterday that user interest in the Galaxy S5 is very high, and stated that the carrier recorded over 100,000 pre-registrations for Samsung’s flagship device. T-Mobile launched the registration page for users interested in the device as soon as it was officially unveiled, and while such pages are usually […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung’s Huron Windows Phone device to be branded as Ativ SE

Samsung is said to be working on a Windows Phone handset codenamed Huron (SM-W750V). The handset has cleared FCC, and from the leaked images, will be exclusive to Verizon. The device was rumored to be officially announced at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but it was not to be. According to @evleaks, the […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

All-metallic version of Galaxy S5 might launch in May under the Galaxy F moniker

Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S5 at the Mobile World Congress earlier this week, but there was no mention of an all-metallic variant of the device. Earlier rumors suggested that the device would launch alongside the standard handset, and that it would feature a QHD screen and overall better hardware. However, that wasn’t the case as […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

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